VINCRISTINE


Meaning of VINCRISTINE in English

[ vɪn'krɪsti:n ]

■ noun Medicine a compound obtained from a species of periwinkle (plant) and used to treat acute leukaemia and other cancers.

Origin

1960s: from mod. L. Vinca (see vinca ) + a second element perh. based on crista + -ine 4 .

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